OpenAI:
OpenAI says GPT‑5.2 Thinking beats or ties industry professionals on 70.9% of GDPval knowledge work tasks, delivering outputs at >11x the speed and <1% the cost — The most advanced frontier model for professional…
Tangled Parachute Leaves Skydiver Hanging From Plane
A skydiver was left dangling in the air after their parachute was caught on a plane wing, footage released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau showed. Everyone landed safely, a report from the bureau said.
Time names “the Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year and takes a look at AI’s effect on the economy, geopolitics, and how we interact with the world (Time)
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Time names “the Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year and takes a look at AI’s effect on the economy, geopolitics, and how we interact with the world — Jensen Huang needs a moment. — Th…
US trade gap shrinks to narrowest since 2020 after tariff hikes
Exports rise and imports slow as new tariffs take effect, narrowing the trade deficit.
American nuclear attack submarine arrives in Scotland
A Virginia-class nuclear submarine of the U.S. Navy has arrived in Scotland for a routine port visit.
The post American nuclear attack submarine arrives in Scotland first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
OpenAI’s Fidji Simo says ChatGPT’s “adult mode” is expected to launch in Q1 2026, says OpenAI wants to get better at age prediction before launching the feature (The Verge)
The Verge:
OpenAI’s Fidji Simo says ChatGPT’s “adult mode” is expected to launch in Q1 2026, says OpenAI wants to get better at age prediction before launching the feature — OpenAI wants to get its age-prediction model r…
Trump administration won’t tear up CUSMA, says Canada’s ambassador to U.S.
Canada’s lead negotiator in trade talks with the U.S. is downplaying signals from the Trump administration that it’s considering breaking up the three-way North American free trade agreement into separate deals with Mexico and Canada.
Google launches Disco, a Gemini 3-powered experiment that suggests and creates GenTabs, web apps based on the user’s open browser tabs and Gemini chat history (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Google launches Disco, a Gemini 3-powered experiment that suggests and creates GenTabs, web apps based on the user’s open browser tabs and Gemini chat history — Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experi…
McDonald’s Netherlands pulls AI ad that parodied Christmas song
The Dutch branch of McDonald’s axed a recent ad that parodied the Christmas song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” following backlash.
OpenAI says GPT-5.2 Thinking hallucinates less than GPT-5.1 and has improved reliability for agentic AI needs; pre-release testers include Notion, Box, Shopify (Hayden Field/The Verge)
Hayden Field / The Verge:
OpenAI says GPT-5.2 Thinking hallucinates less than GPT-5.1 and has improved reliability for agentic AI needs; pre-release testers include Notion, Box, Shopify — According to OpenAI, its new model ‘ha…